Mar 20 Watch Emergency Room Doctor Returns to His Roots in 'Brick City' In his new book, "Living and Dying in Brick City," Dr. Sampson Davis recounts his return to his hometown of Newark, N.J., as an emergency room physician. Ray Suarez talks with Davis about working on the front lines of his… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch Lacking Strong Democratic Support, Senate Pulls Plug on Assault Weapons Ban Lacking Strong Democratic Support, Senate Pulls Plug on Assault Weapons Ban… Continue watching
Mar 20 Around the Nation By Tom LeGro Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Mar 20 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro David Bowie's "Starman" costume from his appearance on "Top of the Pops" in 1972 is displayed at "David Bowie Is," an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The show runs Saturday through August 11 and features more… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch What's Behind the Dramatic Shift in Public Opinion Over Gay Marriage? What's Behind the Dramatic Shift in Public Opinion Over Gay Marriage?… Continue watching
Mar 19 The Tuesday Cutline...a Contest By Tom LeGro You don't have to be a follower to understand what a big deal this week has been for Catholics around the world, including the nun in the photo above (and vendors in Vatican City). Just look at how HAPPY she… Continue reading
Mar 19 Support for Gay Marriage Grows as Supreme Court Cases Near By Christina Bellantoni Chris and Renee Wiley pose for a wedding photo last year in Times Square. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. A new national poll reflecting a major evolution on attitudes toward gay marriage highlights the continued cultural shifts on the issue… Continue reading
Mar 18 Weekly Poem: 'Promissory Note' By Tom LeGro Galway Kinnell has taught at several universities, and for many years he was the Erich Maria Remarque Professor of Creative Writing at New York University. He has been a MacArthur Fellow and the state poet of Vermont. In 1983, Kinnell… Continue reading
Mar 18 The Daily Frame By Molly Finnegan Flowers grow out of scrap cars in Finnish artist Tea Makipaa's installation "Petrol Engine Memorial Park" at the 'Yes Naturally' art exhibit in the Hague, Netherlands. Continue reading
Mar 15 A Drinking Game Worth Toasting to on St. Patrick's Day A foam art shamrock atop a Guinness. Photo courtesy of flickr user puamelia. With this weekend's St. Patrick's Day celebrations just hours away, bars and pubs are likely stocking up on extra supplies for one of the largest… Continue reading